Rehab and Rest Have Tyrell on Track

It wasnâ€™t the way he envisioned spending his winter months, but Dana Tyrell is making the best of a bad situation and is hoping to hit the ice this summer stronger than ever.

After completely tearing the anterior cruciate ligament and partially tearing the medial collateral ligament in his right knee during a Dec. 18 World Junior exhibition game against Sweden, Tyrell has taken to the arduous task of rehabbing the knee with his trademark hard working approach.

The soon-to-be 20-year-old has been working on the knee with a Hockey Canada physiotherapist at Canada Olympic Park, along with his trainer of over two years, Doug Crashley.

â€œMy (physiotherapist) says itâ€™s ahead of schedule so things are moving along quickly,â€ Tyrell said after a recent morning workout session at COP. â€œItâ€™s a six month recovery, but Iâ€™ve seen guys Iâ€™ve been training with in here that are at a five month point and Iâ€™m ahead of them already.â€